By:
Gene Perry
September 12, 2013 // Updated: September 12, 2013
A new report finds that Oklahoma has made the deepest cuts to school funding in the nation since the start of the recession. Per student funding of Oklahoma’s K-12 education formula is down by 22.8 percent since 2008, according to…
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By:
Gene Perry
September 10, 2013 // Updated: September 10, 2013
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement about Insurance Commissioner John Doak’s claims that insurance premiums will “skyrocket” next year due to the Affordable Care Act:
The Insurance Commissioner has issued an inflammatory press release predicting huge increases in Oklahoma’s…
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By:
David Blatt
August 27, 2013 // Updated: August 28, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Contact:
David Blatt; Oklahoma Policy Institute; 918.859.8747
Mark Haggerty; Headwaters Economics; 406.570.5626
New study shows Oklahoma’s tax rates for unconventional oil and gas production are among nation’s lowest
TULSA, Okla – A…
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By:
Gene Perry
May 17, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to Governor Fallin’s call to continue Insure Oklahoma with state-only dollars:
It should be of grave concern to Oklahomans that Governor Fallin is proposing to use $50 million in state-only dollars…
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By:
Gene Perry
May 1, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement on the Legislature’s passage of the tax cut and Capitol renovation bill, HB 2032:
The Legislature’s approval of another tax cut ignores economic reality. Because they were under pressure to restore funding to…
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By:
Gene Perry
April 30, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019

The final House vote on the tax cut bill will likely happen tomorrow. Click here to contact lawmakers and speak out.
A new poll commissioned by OK Policy shows that a strong majority of Oklahomans oppose a plan to cut…
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By:
Gene Perry
April 23, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
OK Policy released the following statement on the latest tax cut proposal by Governor Fallin and Legislative leaders:
Since 2008, Oklahoma public schools have endured the third largest budget cuts in the nation. Out of control tax breaks contributed to…
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By:
Gene Perry
April 10, 2013 // Updated: April 10, 2013
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to Governor Fallin’s veto of SB 817, a bill that would have raised fees on short-term, high-interest, unsecured loans (commonly known as ‘B’ or ‘signature’ loans):
We applaud Gov. Fallin for…
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By:
Gene Perry
April 4, 2013 // Updated: April 4, 2013
OK Policy released the following statement in response to the Senate Finance Comittee’s passage of a committee substitute for HB 2032, the House income tax cut proposal:
By deferring a tax cut until 2015, the Senate has rightfully recognized that…
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By:
Gene Perry
February 28, 2013 // Updated: February 28, 2013
CONTACT:Gene Perry, Oklahoma Policy Institute, (918) 794-3944, gperry@okpolicy.orgPaul Shinn, CAP Tulsa, (918) 855-3638, pshinn@captc.org
Report examines how Oklahoma’s new third grade retention law will affect students and schools
A new report (http://bit.ly/3rdgrdOK) by Oklahoma Policy Institute and CAP Tulsa finds…
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